Journalism Winter 2025 CUPE1 Instructor Openings - Toronto, Canada - Toronto Metropolitan University

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Appointment Details

The dates and times of classes are listed here, and are not negotiable.

Three out of 7 of these JRN105 sections are a RESTRICTED POSTING, as per Article B) of the . 4 sections are not restricted.

Description

This reporting- and writing-intensive course, taught in tandem with Visualizing Facts, emphasizes the journalist's critical role in holding governments and power to account in a democracy. Students will screen best in class examples of journalism across multiple platforms and hear from practitioners. Students will learn the fundamentals of media law and ethics and practise fundamental reporting and research skills. Assignments include writing for the ear and to video, verification and sharing, and short feature writing. The course will introduce students to the integrated skills required to be a news reporter in today's rapidly changing industry. The courses will expose students to the breadth of contemporary journalism, and guide them in the development of a range of skills both traditional (e.g. news judgment, finding sources, interviewing and other research, critical thinking, lede writing, numeracy) and contemporary (e.g. engaging audiences through social media, posting multimedia content to individual blogs).

Instructor Requirements:

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course. Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset. Applicants must have a degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

JRN318 is a RESTRICTED POSTING, as per Article B) of the .

Description:

Students learn the fundamental skills of radio/audio storytelling to produce news, features or podcasts. Students will learn how to record and edit audio, to write for broadcast, to produce factually-based stories and long-form programs.

Instructor Requirements:

Significant podcast experience.

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course.

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

JRN851 is a RESTRICTED POSTING, requiring several years of BROADCAST journalism experience as per Article B) of the .

Description:

This course is a live newsroom for graduate and undergraduate students. In it, students produce an integrated, multi-platform, digital-first publication producing daily, weekly and monthly content for online, print and podcasts and TV studio broadcasts. The course acquaints students with the challenges of producing daily news and current affairs across multiple media platforms. Students will refine and build on skills in writing, reporting, interviewing, newsroom leadership, journalistic initiative, newsgathering, and the technical skills that accompany information dissemination. Through weekly production, students will meet the demands of maintaining an online news site.

Instructor Requirements: The successful applicant will have:

Experience as a Broadcast journalist, part of a team dedicated to teaching and directing students producing news and features across a range of platforms;

A thorough understanding of two communities: (1) the University community, and (2) the neighbourhoods surrounding the downtown campus;

Current and substantial experience reporting and/or producing news for online and broadcast platforms;

A mastery of current best practices for writing news for online, audio and video platforms, including SEO-optimized headlines and leads, journalistic live-blogging and social sharing;

A knowledge of Canadian Press style;

Currency with online and social publishing platforms including Facebook automatic publishing, WordPress, Google apps such as Docs, Forms and Sheets;

A familiarity with a range of multimedia elements that enhance text-based journalism including polls, video, ToV, photo galleries, data visualizations, timelines, listicles, and various audiovisual sharing platforms;

A working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Audition and Cuez;

An experience teaching digitally-based journalism workshop courses in a professional, post-secondary program.

Description:

Offered concurrently with Multimedia News Reporting, students will receive instruction and hands-on practice with basic numeracy and visual journalism tools for enhanced reporting and storytelling. Assignments in tutorials include analyzing and visualizing public data, basic video recording and editing techniques. Students will continue to receive guidance and feedback on their reporting portfolios.

Instructor Requirements:

The successful applicant will have significant understanding of broadcast writing approaches and the most current journalism practice and experience with the software and hardware that reporters must use in today's multimedia newsrooms.

The candidate must be confident with numeracy for journalism.

Teaching experience at the post-secondary level is an asset

Description:

In this course, students will use a variety of digital tools and multimedia storytelling techniques to create more in-depth, narrative-driven works of longform reporting.

Instructor Requirements:

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course;

They will have knowledge of the changing media landscape and an ability to steer students toward innovative practices in journalism when it comes to covering sensitive issues or marginalized communities;

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Description:

In this hands-on course, students will develop their skills as digital journalists by reporting, editing and producing digital journalism in correlation with their work in Producing the News and Narrative Journalism. The first half of the course will be dedicated to training students on a variety of digital tools to be used in their Producing the News course. The second half of the course will be dedicated to working with students to produce a multimedia website that will serve to enhance their work done in Narrative Journalism.

Instructor Requirements:

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course.

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

Description:

This is a 6 week course that takes place in the last half of term (6 weeks) with 3 hour per week classes. The contract hours are therefore 1.5 hours (3 hours per week for half the term).

In this final Master's Project course, students will learn and apply story pitching skills through developing a comprehensive plan to publish their final project. Students will apply marketing principles, digital content-building techniques and social media analytics towards the process of conceiving a personal brand. The coursework also drives toward the launch of a professional, personally branded website to promote the student's journalistic work. Pass/Fail

Instructor Requirements:

Several years of experience working in journalism, communications or marketing;

Demonstrated experience in writing, producing and pitching for digital and legacy platforms, creating/producing sponsored or branded content (could be specific content like videos or strategy development);

Extensive experience with digital analytics, including on all major social media platforms (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram);

Experience building websites and/or digital multimedia content is an asset;

Experience teaching journalism workshop courses at the post-secondary level and be knowledgeable about the university community.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

Description:

Students are introduced to core values of journalism, the community of practice in which journalists operate, the essence of a basic news story, and the fundamental tools that reporters, editors and producers use. The course also examines the context of journalism practice: the role of journalism in society, changing technologies that affect journalism and changing public perceptions of the news media. In addition to learning about these things in theory, students will complete a small number of basic news writing assignments.

Instructor Requirements:

The successful candidate brings professional journalism experience.

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course;

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level, preferably with upper-level reporting and writing courses.

Description:

Students will be introduced to the theory, context and best practices of print and online magazine editing. They will become adept at developing ideas, assigning and editing articles, shaping editorial mix, working with art directors and building audience. They will learn how and why editorial and business decisions are made. They will work with peers and guest experts to develop a detailed prospectus for a new magazine and associated offshoots (such as websites).

Instructor Requirements: The successful applicant will have:

Current and substantial experience reporting and/or producing news for magazines;

A knowledge of Canadian Press style;

An experience teaching practical journalism workshop courses in a professional, post-secondary program.

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

Description:

Senior students explore the world of specialized investigative reporting, using tools such as complex public record-searching, spreadsheet analysis and advanced Internet search techniques. They complete a complex reporting project using a variety of methods.

Instructor Requirements:

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course.

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

Description:

Building on skills learned in the Information and Visual Resources course in first year, students will report news stories using still photography. Students will investigate the ethical and social aspects of photojournalism while developing basic technical skills of composition and editing.

Instructor Requirements:

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course.

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

Description:

This course builds upon the essential design, production and technical skills students learn in the first three semesters of the program.Topics include developing HTML customizations and parallax presentation websites, producing documentary-style video and audio elements and creating interactive graphics and data visualizations.

Instructor Requirements:

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course.

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree; a graduate degree is preferred.

Description:

Final-year students work as part of an editorial team within a journalism organization or in an organization in a related field. This placement must take the form of either supervised and evaluated work at an external organization or work on another approved and supervised project. In this experiential learning placement, students will apply professional knowledge gained from completion of upper-level workshop courses. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

Instructor Requirements: The successful applicant will have:

Experience, familiarity, and connections with fourth year journalism students in the school, as well as with industry contacts within Ontario and around the county.

Familiarity with Creative School Internship processes.

The ability to promote and communicate our students' UVP.

Experience and ability mentoring early career employees within the last 5 years, particularly post COVID.

Description:

Working in small groups, students will explore the challenges facing journalists and the industry today by developing and pitching an entrepreneurial journalism project with potential solutions to address specific issues. Using startup methodologies and design-thinking approaches, they will address industry challenges such as measuring engagement, growing revenue and keeping up with emerging technologies.

Instructor Requirements: The successful applicant will have:

The instructor will have a strong track record of working within the framework of the issues explored in the course;

A graduate level degree is preferred;

Experience as a working journalist is encouraged;

Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level is an asset.

Qualifications

The School of Journalism centres itself in a vibrant, professional, compassionate and relevant learning and teaching culture. Therefore, applicants must:

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, but applications from Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Toronto Metropolitan University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome and encourage applications from those who would contribute to the further diversification of experience and perspectives of our faculty and its scholarship, and from those whose practice and scholarship centre the marginalized perspective. We particularly encourage and prioritize applications from: Black People, Indigenous People, People of Colour, People with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ People, and Women.